PARENTS AS TEACHERS is a voluntary program for prenatal families and families of children from birth to 5 years. This program is based on the belief that parents are their child's first and most influential teachers. Personal home visits to help parents know what to expect as child grows. Activities to help with child's development. Regular develop...
***If you are needing help finding formula - reach out to your local WIC office for further assistance. WIC (Women Infants, & Children) is a supplemental nutrition program for babies, children under the age of 5, pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and women who have had a baby in the last 6 months. Provides healthy foods, nutrition education, and...
Improves the lives of families at risk for long-term welfare dependency or family instability. Only criterion for a family to receive services is that the family must be receiving FIP assistance.
Free and confidential services include pregnancy options information, pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, adoption referrals, maternity and infant and child supplies, parent education program.Offers a large resource center that can equip families with clothing, shoes, toys, toiletry items (limited), infant supplies, and larger infant items such as crib...
Stork’s Nest is an educational incentive program. Participants earn points for healthy behaviors such as keeping medical appointments, WIC participation, breastfeeding and school attendance. These points are redeemed for needed baby items such as diapers, clothing, strollers, cribs and car seats.
Free and confidential services for pregnant women.Pregnancy tests by appointment or walk in basis as available.Adoption education and referrals.Abortion education (agency does not provide or refer for abortions).Sexual risk avoidance education. Fetal development and pregnancy education and classes.Parenting classes.Fatherhood classes.Bible studies ...
Pregnancy screening tests.Lay counseling.Post abortion Trauma Healing Program (PATH).Adoption resource information.STD information and education.Assistance with miscellaneous baby items, including diapers.Prenatal/parenting classes.Ultrasounds for eligible clients
Pregnancy tests, confidential peer counseling, and pregnancy options counseling. Educational resources and community referrals. Emergency lending items, such as maternity and baby clothes and supplies.Earn While You Learn program to earn new baby items and furniture by participation in educational parenting class.Healthy lifestyles program.Public ...
Mental health counseling.Anger management classes.
Offers a place where parents can shop for items for their newborn to 24-month old child(ren). Items are subject to availability.
Early education and family support program free to all families with children prenatal to kindergarten entry. Parent educators provide home visits, developmental screenings, and resource and referral for early childhood resources in Harrison County. GetTogether meetings offered 12 or more times a year.Bright Beginnings program for Harrison County...
Offers a pregnancy and sexual health resource center. Services include free pregnancy tests and information on free STD testing, sexual health education, parenting classes, adoption referrals, medical referrals, infant loss and abortion grief support, mentoring and spiritual support.
Rent Wise is a tenant education program that helps people know how to find and keep decent rental housing, and how to become more successful renters. Renters who complete this program of six modules earn a certificate of completion to show potential landlords and property managers that they want to be good tenants.Matt Talbot will offer the six Ren...
The Family Resource Center provides a culturally welcoming environment where families and individuals can gather to develop personal, educational, and family skills.Through the Family Strengthening Program, families learn about resources and positive ways to integrate into a new culture, overcome barriers and make informed decisions about their fut...
***Free Eye Clinic available on November 1 and 2, 2022, both days hours are 9 am-5 pm. Located at Oakridge's Community Center. For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact Oakridge Neighborhood at 515-244-7702.The Oakridge Family & Workforce Program plays an integral part in providing equitable access and opportunities for economic s...
Health education and training to participants, health and social service providers, and the community at large. Includes nutrition education, infant CPR, breastfeeding, and pregnancy education.Courses related to maternal/child health, anger management, intimate partner violence, healthy relationships, money management, job readiness, and more.Comm...
Offers a home visiting program that works with families on budgeting, parenting, and goal setting. This is a voluntary program to help families in need.
Juvenile Diversion Services. Call for specific program services.
Classes on the topics of drugs and alcohol, parenting, anger management, and batterers intervention.
Youth Focused Services work to improve outcomes for at-risk or system-involved youth to keep families together and communities safe.Refugee Advocacy addresses the disproportionate contact refugee families have with the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.Community Youth Coaching is a youth-guided, family-driven alternative to detention provi...
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